# Unsolved Mysteries segment on the Marfa lights, October 1989

> Television segment first broadcast on 25 October 1989, with Hallie Stillwell's account and night-viewing footage from a watch by McDonald Observatory and…

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# Unsolved Mysteries segment on the Marfa lights, October 1989

VideoBroadcast footage; not freely licensedFirst broadcast 25 October 1989

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Television segment first broadcast on 25 October 1989, with Hallie Stillwell's account and night-viewing footage from a watch by McDonald Observatory and Sul Ross scientists, including a globe of light later identified as a train's headlamp.

1989. Broadcast footage; not freely licensed

## Copies 1

**Broadcast** unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com · 1989-10-25 · Broadcast footage; not freely licensedPrimary source: [Marfa Lights (Unsolved Mysteries Wiki)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDXSQT9QW/marfa-lights-unsolved-mysteries-wiki)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Marfa_Lights)

## Where it was recorded

[Mitchell Flat, Presidio County](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DCKG0VNQXM7/mitchell-flat-presidio-county) · Desert plain

## Sources 2

- [Marfa Lights (Unsolved Mysteries Wiki)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDXSQT9QW/marfa-lights-unsolved-mysteries-wiki)_SRC_
- [The Marfa Lights: Examining the Photographic Evidence (2003–2007) (FOTOCAT Report #8)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Unsolved Mysteries segment on the Marfa lights, October 1989 [Artifact ART0DCNYRXA0YE4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DCNYRXA0YE4
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first broadcast 25 October 1989

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Broadcast footage; not freely licensed

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[Mitchell Flat, Presidio County](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DCKG0VNQXM7/mitchell-flat-presidio-county)

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[Marfa lights](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights)

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